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Kim Jong Un's daughter seen for first time

A picture reportedly taken on Friday by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walking with his daughter — her name is not known — as he inspects the Hwasong Gun 17 intercontinental ballistic missile ahead of its launch at Pyongyang International Airport. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP)

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of Pyongyang’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile with his daughter at his side for the first time, state media reported on Saturday.

Declaring he would meet perceived US nuclear threats with nukes of his own, Kim supervised the launch on Friday of the black-and-white missile, which the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said was the Hwasong-17 — dubbed the “monster missile” by analysts.

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